Tapping into Multiple Intelligences

Tapping into Multiple Intelligences and learn about how to apply the general concepts to a real classroom setting.

· Theory of multiple intelligences (M.I).

All humans have multiple skills that play a very complex role interacting each other in everyday problem resolution. This is then what I will call M.I. Although, the intelligence of how well executed is the resolution of a problem will be determined by the effort of developing each skill.

· Howard Gardner’s definition differs from the traditional definition of intelligence.

According to Howard Gardner, intelligence is a set of skills that help a person to resolve their problems in every day situations. The person has to make multiple decisions according to what he knows previously and what he is learning through experience, creating interconnections between the knowledge.

The traditional definition of intelligence is the uniform cognitive capacity that an individual is born with. Consequently, this one can be measured in a simple short-answer test.

· What to consider next time in our classroom setting.

Each student is a universe that potentially could have a diverse way to gain knowledge and expressed it. We most be open and flexible to accept new ways that students demonstrate their learned knowledge. I think everybody could benefit from this experience, bringing something knew, but not rigid.

· Howard Gardner’s theory has evolved.

A very wide number of teachers and administrators have been more aware about how to apply a M.I. theory into their classroom setting and school, helping and understanding their students better.

Many critics point to the argument of not encouraging the educators to teach the traditional stiff core knowledge. Others demonstrate a big fear of an increasing knowledge that probably they would not understand. There are many different points of view referring to the acceptance of the hugely diverse way that human minds play around in everyday interaction, as memory and capacity to process the information for future use.

· Benefits of using M.I

I really like the malleability to teach for understanding, not just for adding information to our students as they where boxes. I like cooperation and I strongly believe that everybody can bring to the table something new to learn while having fun. If we are open and cautious into new generational interest, not only are we learning something new, we can interact in promoting solutions to actual problems in life. Students will share their interest and become more involved into the learning process increasing even their self-esteems. That is the most important fact that I can see by being aware of the idea of M.I. We are diverse in thoughts and incredibly versatile in the resolution of problems.